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Make This Your Bread and Butter Gift

A great idea for a gift that keeps on giving (flavor, that is), especially as comfort food during the cold winter months, is a basket of fresh bread and butter.

Below, you’ll find a tasty beer bread recipe, as well as three delectable flavored butter recipes—garlic herb, roasted red pepper, and cranberry orange—all of which are easy to whip up in no time. So whether your gift recipients like sweet or salty, they’re sure to love these creamy, tasty toppings atop the fresh, flavorful bread!

Spread the Cheer Beer BreadMakes 1 loaf

Ingredients: For the beer bread

Butter or shortening

3 tablespoons sugar

3 cups self-rising flour

12 ounces beer of your choice, room-temperature

Instructions:

Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease a medium-sized loaf pan with the butter or shortening.

Whisk together the sugar and flour until well blended, add the beer, and stir until combined into a thick batter.

Pour the batter into the loaf pan, and bake for 1 hour. Remove, and let cool.

Flavored ButtersMakes 4 ounces each

Roasted Red Pepper Butter Ingredients

½ cup butter, softened

¼ cup roasted red peppers, chopped

¼ cup green onions, chopped

⅛ teaspoon salt

Cranberry Orange Butter Ingredients

½ cup butter, softened

¼ cup cranberries

2 tablespoons medium orange zest

1 teaspoon honey

Garlic Herb Butter Ingredients

½ cup butter, softened

2 cloves garlic

2 tablespoons fresh parsley

2 tablespoons fresh chives

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Instructions:

For each butter recipe, combine all of the ingredients in a food processor, and pulse.